The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-02-02
Notes BY the Way.
FROSTS.

way DeVerJneless tEaJ tells. he mas
purchased, lately, the hard wood on
three one thousand acre tracts lying
10 the vicinity of his mill and running
East from there. Part Of the timber
he will saw on his own mill at Pigeon,
and part of it will be sawed at other
mills for him, and part Of it he has
sold on the stump. At his mill at
! Pebble Dell be is putting in stock to
the amount of 100000 feet. His
mill at Pigeon is running day tours.
The one al Pebble Dell will run little
until spring opens up.
The lumbermen along the P. g. w.
r. r. in Forest, Clarion, aud Elk
counties, some time ago formed a
Manufacturers Association for the
purpose of mutual protection. This
union has been Of great benefit to
them. The price of lumber has cd.
vanced during the year from so cents
to one dollar per thousand. We we're
teld that the prospect for the coming
year in the lumber trade along the p.
& w. r. r. is very good indeed. One
thing that has troubled both mauufac.
turers and shippers along the P. & w.
is the inability Of the railroad to fur
nish cars as needed. Manufacturers
have had to refuse orders on this &C.
count. One order of 100000 had to
be refused by one company not long
since on this account, aud many small
orders by various parties. However,
the P. g. w. seem to be doing the best
they can to meet the demand and have
promised, we are told, to put $50 new
cars on the road in the spring.
Between Sheffield Junction and the
David Eldredge farm there are six
shiugle mills on or near the P. d W.,
all turning out hemlock shingles.
Hemlock shingles seem to be grow.
ing in favor. They, it is claimed, when
once dried, and they dry rapidly, are
harder aud wear smoother than pine,
and do not wet so easily, and wear just
about as we'll. Be that as il may the
demand Is growing. Though not a
manufacturer of shingles Mr.. Frost
has shipped over 2! million hemlock
shingles, we thiuk he said, the past
year.
We believe We we're told that the
mill at Byron was shut down to so re-
main for some little time. After get
ting the mill up again last fall, one
frosty morning two car loads Of bark
ran away from their moorings and
smashed the donkey. engine. A little
time was speut in repairing the engine.
Two saws have been broken on the
mill this winter, and it is thought ad.
visable to wait fur warmer weather.
The company has had more orders
than it could attend to on account of
not being able to get cars to ship.
Barnes & Duncan have rebuilt their
mill ct Blue Jay and are beginning to
saw again:
A telegraph line is being built from
Byron Station across to the oil wells
on Hunter Ron. "A pipe line runs
from these wells to intersect the pipe
line at Byrom's.
The new M. e Church at Byrom's
will be finished in the Spring. The
NJ. E. brethren held quite successful
revival at Byrom's this winter, and
are now holding meeting at Marien.
vile.
At Byron we met our friend Klab.
batz who is now quite leader in
church matters there. working very
modestly hut with all his might.
Pigeon has had two terms Of sing.
ing school this winter.
We met and had qnite a pleasant
chat with our friend David Drury.
anh at Pigeon met with another of our
old friends, Jacob Kuhns, who lives at
Watson's.
Down on the extension, as il is call
ed, of the T. V. r. r. there are three
saw mills; Frost's, at Pebble Dell,
Dunbar & Co.'S, at Ferndsle. aud w.
E. Browne & Co.'s at DuhriDgs, and
there may be another, we are not pos.
tive The last two are running.
Horton, Crary q Co., are hauling
big loads of bark these days from the
slasbings down on the extension. But